We are excited to hold the 11th Global Wordnet conference on the continent where our human ancestors first created language tens of millions of years ago. South Africa today is home to eleven official and at least twenty-five other languages, and some joined the community of wordnet builders more than a decade ago when African Wordnet was launched. While the global pandemic has prevented us from meeting in person and forcing us to forego coffee and sightseeing breaks, the virtual format allows everyone to participate without incurring travel costs, and jetlag when attending talks outside of one's time zone is merely optional.
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